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As the number of dual language learners (DLLs) in early childhood
settings continues to rise, educators need to know how to teach,
engage, and assess children from different cultural and linguistic
backgrounds. They'll have the effective strategies they need with
this timely book, a reader-friendly guide that expertly connects
research to practice for teachers of young DLLs. Early childhood
educators will start with a detailed review of the demographics of
today's DLLs and the latest research findings on supporting the
learning and development of bilingual and multilingual children.
Then they'll find practical guidance on the best instructional and
assessment practices to integrate into their classrooms. Throughout
the book, five in-depth case studies of diverse children highlight
the importance of considering each child's background, skills, and
home experiences when designing effective learning environments.
Extending the groundbreaking work of Patton O. Tabors and ideal for
use as a textbook or in-service guide, this concise book compiles
everything teachers need to know about working with young DLLs-and
setting them up for a lifetime of school success. TEACHERS WILL
LEARN HOW TO Connect and work with families, with consideration for
their cultural context, practices, beliefs, goals, and diverse
experiences Internalize eight key beliefs every teacher should have
about dual language learning and apply those beliefs to practice
Apply specific, evidence-based classroom practices that promote the
learning and development of young DLLs Use best practices to help
DLL children develop language and early literacy skills Assess the
learning of DLLs in culturally valid and linguistically appropriate
ways Implement appropriate assessment practices that inform
instruction and promote the learning of DLLs PRACTICAL MATERIALS:
Preservice and in-service teachers alike will benefit from the
learning objectives, guiding questions, self-study and reflection
activities, and downloadable forms, including a case study template
for child observations and a helpful resource guide to share with
families.
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Lisa Lopez Smith
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This story is about a little alien named Pudlie, who's mommy could
not take care of him the way baby aliens needed to be cared for.He
was taken from his mommy and placed into a strange place called a
foster home. It is about how he felt and what he went through along
the way.He had to find strenght and courage everyday to face his
problems and learn how to deal & cope with them. He made
mistakes but worked through them with help and determination
&belief in himself. He had to sort out alot of pain and
feelings in order for him to see he could be happy again and loved,
just in a different way.
Dual language learners are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S.
student population, and the majority speak Spanish as a first
language. This graduate-level textbook—now in its third
edition—gives future speech-language pathologists the
comprehensive knowledge they need to work effectively with
Spanish–English bilingual children and support their language
development. Aligned with current best practices and updated with
the latest research and new chapters on critical topics, this book
prepares SLPs for practice with cutting-edge information on
language development and disorders of Spanish–English bilingual
children. More than 25 leading researchers compile the high-level
knowledge SLPs need to understand the complexity of language
development in bilingual children, distinguish language differences
from disorders accurately, and conduct effective assessment and
intervention. An essential graduate text that will also be a
trusted reference for practicing professionals, this third edition
gives current and future SLPs a broad, deep, and nuanced
understanding of communication development and disorders in Spanish
English bilingual children. NEW CHAPTERS ON: the human right to
communicate in more than one language • development of speech
perception and production in bilingual preverbal infants •
culturally and linguistically responsive approaches to language
intervention. UPDATED INFORMATION ON: bilingual language
development of English learners • bilingualism and the child
socialization process • bilingual lexical development,
assessment, and intervention • semantic development •
grammatical impairments • morphosyntactic development •
cross-linguistic influence and code-switching • oral narrative
language skills and disorders • first language loss and attrition
• literacy learning • the intersection of language and
academics • speech sound development and disorders • fluency
• professional development practices.
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